Motorola Moto G 2015 Gen 3

Overview

After delivering the best budget smartphone in 2013 and 2014, Motorola is going for the hat trick with this year's Moto G. It still costs $180 and it still features great hardware for the price. One of the biggest updates to the Moto G in this year's variant is that it finally comes with 4G LTE connectivity as standard. We're also seeing decent upgrades to the front and rear cameras, MotoMaker support, plus a water resistant design.

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